Vanity case



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G. G. MARTIN v VANITY CASE Filed Nov.' "7, 1922 stent Aug. 5, 1924.

GUY G. MARTIN, 0F MASON CITY, OWA.

' VANITY CASE.

Application filed November To all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, GUY G. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mason City, in the county of Cerro Gordo, State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and-useful Vanity Case, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a vanity case of simple, durable and inexpensive construction of small size designed to contain a readily accessible mirror and toilet articles such for instance as powder, rouge and cosmetic sticks, etc.

More specifically it is my object to provide a case of this character in which a mirror is hingedly connected to the same hinge that connects the top and bottom members of the case, whereby when the ease is opened out vfiat both the top and bottom members of the case may rest upon a stationary support and the mirror can be supported at any desirable angle for convenience of the operator on a firm base cornposed of the top and bottom members; and

Further in this connection it is my object to provide a mirror for a case of this character which 1s readily and easily accessible and easily cleaned.

A further object is to provide a case of this character in which the bottom and top case members may be closed and yieldingly held in a closed position` and yet may be readily and easily opened so as to expose eitherthe top or bot-tom member as may be desired.

A further object` is to provide improved means for retaining a powder cake in a case of this character, and for readily and easily removing the powder cake tray when the powder has been used up.

A further object is to provide an improved rouge cake and cosmetic container of simple and inexpensive construction. so arranged as to occupy a minimum of space within the vanity case.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device. whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which:

Figure 1 shows a. top or plan view of a case embodying my invention, with the top' and bottom members open and the mirror 7, 1922. Serial N0. 599,503.

standing in an elevated position between them.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged, vertical, central, sectional view on the line 2?-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a face of the mirror and its rim.

Figure 4 shows a sectional view on the line 1f-4 of Figure 3 showing the mirror in modified form.

Figurev 5 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 1, illustrating the cosmetic stick retainer, and` showing a cosmetic stick in position therein.

Figure 6 shows 'an enlarged, detail, vertical, sectional view throul h the case when in a closed position, and i1 ustrating the position of the. top and bottom case members and mirror when closed, and also illustrating the projecting handle on the mirror member for Vuse in opening the-case.

Figure 7 shows a front elevation of the part illustrated in Figure 6; and

Figure 8 shows .an enlarged, detail view illustrating a part of the powder receiving pan and the lugs thereon for holding the powder cake in position within the pan and for holding the pan in position within the case.

Referring to the accompanying drawings I shall first describe the bottom or powder retaining member of the case. It is formed complete of a single piece of sheet metal and comprises a bottom l() and upright sides 11. Near the upper end of the sides there is formed an inwardly extending shoulder 12 and above the shoulder the sides extend vertically at 13.

The powder containing pan is also formed of a single piece of sheet metal and comprises a iiat bottom member 14 and upright sides 15. At spaced intervals throughout the upright sides 15 form a series of lugs 16. These are made b cutting the lugs out of the material of t e sides 15. After the insertion of the powder cake 17 these lugs are bent inwardly to retain it in position. At other intervals throughout the circumference of the sides 15 I provide other lugs 18 formed in the same manner but inclined slightly outwardly.

When the powder. pan is inserted in the case, these lugs 18 spring inwardly and then when the pan is below the shoulder 12, they spring outwardly and engage the shoulder,

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thus securely holding the pan Within the bottom case member, but obviouslyl the pan may be readily, easily and quickly removed by simply bending the lugs 18 inwardly with a knife blade or the like until they stand clear of the shoulder 12.

To one side of the bottom case member I have atlixed a hinge 19, and in the side diametrically opposite from the hinge I have formed a notch 20 for purposes hereinafter made clear.

The top case member is formed of a single piece of sheet metal and comprises a iiat top member 21 with vertical sides 22. In the vertical sides 22 I have formed an inwardly extended rib 23, clearly shown in Figure 6, and below the rib 23 the part indicated by the numeral 24 stands straight downwardly in line with the part 22, and the diameter of the part 24 is slightly greater than that of the corresponding part 13 of the bottom case member so that the top member 24 will telescopically receive the part 13, as shown in Figure 6.

This top member is designed to contain a rouge cake and cosmetic sticks, and for this purpose I have provided a partition comprising a substantially flat sheet metal body portion 25 having at its center a rectangular depression 26 Aand fitted in this depression is a rouge pan 27, also made of sheet metal and containing a rouge cake 28. This pan is detachably fitted in the depression formed in the partition member 25 and is yicldingly held in place by friction, and can be readily removed with a knife blade or the like.

At the opposite sides of the rouge cake pan I have rovided receptacles for two or more cosmetic sticks. These receptacles are formed of the same material ofv which the partition member 25 is formed, and a part of this material is arched upwardly, as shown at 29 in Figure 5. Another part adjacent thereto is arched downwardly at 30, and the part 30 is provided with a tongue 31, which tongue is formed by cutting it out of the material of which the part 29 is formed, thus leaving a slot at 32 in the part 29. This tongue 31 is curved slightly upwardly, as shown in Figure 5. A cosmetic stick 33 may be readily and easily inserted in the depression 30 and then moved to position under the raised portion 29, during which movement it will enga e the spring tongue 31 and thereby be yiel ingly held in position ,so that the point of the cosmetic stick is protected and sealed by the part 29.

By this construction these cosmetic sticks occupy the same space vertically within the cover member as 1s occupied by the rouge cake. The cover member is connected to the hinge 19 at one side, and at its other side there is formed a notch 34 forpurposes hereinafter made clear.

The mirror is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal 35, nickle plated and highly olished to form a mirror on both sides. t one" side, this mirror is hingedly connected to the hinge 19, and at its other side there is formed a handle 36.

In Figures 3 and 4 I have shown a modified form of the mirror which is com osed of two relatively thin plates of glass 3 and 38, having their adjacent faces silvered in the well known manner in which mirrors are customarily formed.

Surrounding these two mirror members and firmly connecting them together is a sheet metal channel shaped rim 39, having formed at one side a hinged member 40, and at the other side a handle member 41.

In practical use it is obvious that the entire device is cheap and inexpensive i'n its construction, and may be made relatively thin in proportion to its diameter. The powder pan is inexpensive in its construction, and after the powder has been placed in position, the retaining lugs 16 may be bent downwardly over the powder, thus firmly and securely holding the powder in position. The powder pan may be readily and easily forced with a gentle pressure into position within the bottom member 11, and when the lugs 18 pass the shoulder 12 they will spring outwardly and firmly retain the powder pan in position.

The rouge and cosmetic stick. holder is ofsimple, and inexpensive construction and may be formed complete of a single piece of sheet metal, and can be forced into position ast the rounded lugs 23 so that it will be rmly and permanently held. The partition member 25 need not be removed because the rouge holder pan is detachably connected therewith.

The mirror, whether made 'of a single piece of sheet metal or made of two thin pieces of glass with a metal rim, is connected permanently to the same hinge that the to l and bottom case members are hinged to, an when closed the mirror is supported in osition substantially iiush with the to e ge of the bottom member, as shown in gigure 6. When in this position, the handle member 36` projects outwardly through the notches 20 and 34.

When it is desired to open the box, the operator may very readily and easily expose either the powder side or the rouge side. If it is desired to expose the rouge side, the operator grasps the powder side of the case in one hand and the handle member 36 in the other and pulls the handle member upwardly, thus causing the handle member to throw open the rouge member and the mirror. 0r, it it is desired to expose the powder member, the operator grasps the rouge member in one hand and the handle 36 in the other and moves them apart, thus exposing the powder member and leaving the iso mirror. member in position" over: the :powder I member. yWhen the case is open thefm'irror may be freely swung from one side tothe other. 'i

I claim as my invention:

1. A vanity case comprising top and bottom4 an members the toppan member having its inner sides provided with an inwardly extending bead,l the inner side of said bottom pan being provided with an inwardly extendin shoulder, a mirror member slightly sma ler than the said pan members, the said pan members and said mirror member being hingedly connected at a common point, the openl edges of said pansA being provided with notches on opposite sides from their hinged portion, said pans being so constructed that the open edge of one will telescopically receive the open edge of the other when the pans are in a closed position, the

said mirror member being provided with a handle portion desi ed to extend outwardly through the` noto ed portion of said pans when they are in a closed position, a partition member secured between the bead of said top* member 'and the closed end of the same, said partition member bein provided with a'centrally locatedl rectangutr depression, a rouge pan detachably secured in said depression, the said partition being providedat each side of said depression with a rece tacle for receiving a cosmetic stick, each of t e said receptacles being provided with a flexible tongue for yieldably securing the stick in positione 2, A vanity case comprising top and bottom pan members, the top pan member having its inner'sides provided with an inwardly extending bead, theinner side of said bottom panbeing provided'with an inwardly extending shoulder, a mirror member slightly smaller than the said pan members,

` the said pan members and said mirror member being hingedly connected at a common point, the openedges of said pans being provided' with notches on opposite sides from their hinged portion,said pans being so constructed that the open edge of one will telescopically receive the openv edge of the other when the pans are in a closed sition,

thesaid mirror member being provi edy with provided at each side of said epression wit.

a receptacle for receiving a cosmetic stick, each of the said receptacles bein provided with a fiexible tongue for yieldaby securing the stick in position, the said bottom pan being provided with a detachable powder pan, the said powder pan having side memn kbers with outwardly extending lugs to enage the shoulder of said pan and other lugs esigned to be benty inwardly for securin a cake of powder in position within said pan.

Des Moines, iowa, October 7, 1922.

GUY Gr. MARTN. 

